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there is no reason to suppose Homo sapiens to have reached the apex of cognitive effectiveness attainable in a biological system. Far from being the smartest possible biological species, we are probably better thought of as the stupidest possible biological species capable of starting a technological civilization—a niche we filled because we got
... See moreNick Bostrom • Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies
Just as a chimpanzee can’t understand quantum theory, it could be there are aspects of reality that are beyond the capacity of our brains.’ But that cannot be so. For if the ‘capacity’ in question is mere computational speed and amount of memory, then we can understand the aspects in question with the help of computers
David Deutsch • The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
To assess the feasibility of whole brain emulation, one must understand the criterion for success. The aim is not to create a brain simulation so detailed and accurate that one could use it to predict exactly what would have happened in the original brain if it had been subjected to a particular sequence of stimuli. Instead, the aim is to capture
... See moreNick Bostrom • Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies
The cognitive capacities we’ve inherited from natural selection weren’t designed to achieve maximum accuracy, but only enough to increase our chances of survival and reproduction.
Shane Parrish • Clear Thinking
There is a near-limitless ceiling on an individual’s potential for freedom and accomplishment once Ultimate Agency is achieved. The only reason to attribute to yourself anything less than limitless potential is to avoid the pain of failing to meet it. This belief in infinite potential is often called delusion, but many of the... See more